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Floods & storms, 1947

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Giant Storm System Sweeping State Rivers In Flood; Ships Buffeted

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A GIANT storm system of lashing rain and gale-force easterly winds is sweeping the State. Inland rivers are already in flood. Northern coastal rivers are swollen and rising alarmingly. At sea ships…

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Giant Storm System Sweeping State Rivers In Flood; Ships Buffeted

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A GIANT storm system of lashing rain and gale-force easterly winds is sweeping the State rivers are swollen arid rising alarmingly. At sea ships…

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Giant Storm System Sweeping State Rivers In Flood; Ships Buffeted

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A GIANT storm system of lashing rain and gale-force easterly winds is sweeping the State. Inland rivers are already in flood. Northern coastal rivers are swollen and rising alarmingly. At sea ships…

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Giant Storm System Sweeping State Rivers In Flood; Ships Buffeted

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A GIANT storm system of lashing rain and gale-force easterly winds is sweeping the State. Inland rivers are already in flood. Northern coastal rivers are swollen and rising alarmingly. At sea ships…

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Giant Storm System Sweeping State Rivers In Flood; Ships Buffeted

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A GIANT storm system of lashing rain and gale -force easterly winds is sweeping the State. Inland rivers are already in flood. Northern coastal rivers are swollen and rising alarmingly. At sea ships…

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Many Without Shelter Havoc Caused By Heavy Rain Families Appeal for Tarpaulins or Bags

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

HOUSEHOLDERS and tent-dwellers in many localities are in a pitiful plight as a result of the heavy rain. SCORES of families are appealing for help. Some of them want…

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Many Without Shelter Havoc Caused By Heavy Rain Families Appeal for Tarpaulins or Bags

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

HOUSEHOLDERS and tent-dwellers in many localities are in a pitiful plight as a result of the heavy rain. SCORES of families are appealing for help. Some of them want…

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Giant Storm System Sweeping State Rivers In Flood; Ships Buffeted

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

A GIANT storm system of lashing rain and gale-force easterly winds is sweeping the State. inland rivers are already in flood. Northern coastal rivers are swollen and rising alarmingly. At sea ships…

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Many Without Shelter Havoc Caused By Heavy Rain Families Appeal for Tarpaulins or Bags

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

HOUSEHOLDERS and tent-dwellers in many localities are in a pitiful plight as a result of the heavy rain. SCORES of families are appealing for help. Some of them want…

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Small Craft Battered--coastline And Harbor Lashed By Gale

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

FORCED ASHORE by gale. Big seas rolling through Sydney Heads during today's gale…

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"Herald" Planes Strike Storm Arrive At Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

Two DC3 aircraft, which "The Sydney Morning Herald" has bought from the British Government, were last night held up at…

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R.A.F. Mercy Plane Crashes Collier Lost In Gale From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 13.—An R.A.F. Halifax bomber parachuting food to a snowbound Staffordshire village crashed this morning. Six of the crew were killed and a seventh…

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Quality Will Be Highlight Of Offerings At Manilla's 19th Annual Ram Sales Sires From Noted Studs Recent Storms Bring Better Outlook To District Flockowners

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

HIGHLIGHT of the 19th annual ram sales to be held at Manilla on February 21 will be quality, and to that end offerings will be somewhat fewer than in previous years…

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Serious Flood Threat on Coast Suburbs, Roads, Crops Washed Out In Q'ld

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

Widespread floods are likely in northern New South Wales within the next 24 hours, when a cyclone, moving south from Queensland, is expected to reach this area. Heavy rains which continued in southern Queensland on…

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Rain Floods Sickroom

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

RAIN POURED through the iron roof of this house in Bridge St., Ershineville, occupied by two families. Keith…

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Rain Floods Sickroom

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

RAIN POURED through the iron roof of this house in Bridge St., Erskineville, occupied by two families. Keith…

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Rain Floods Sickroom

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

RAIN POURED through the iron roof of this house in Bridge St., Erskineville, occupied by two families. Keith…

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Rain Floods Sickroom

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

RAIN POURED, through the iron roof of this house in Bridge St., Erskineville, occupied, by two families. Keith…

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Rain Floods Sickroom

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

RAIN POURED through the iron roof of this house in Bridge St., Erskineville, occupied by two families, Keith…

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Red Cross Stands By To Meet North Coast Flood Menace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Red Cross headquarters in Sydney last night advised all North Coast branches to stand by to give help in the event of floods. This precaution followed another day of cyclonic…

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